Having Privilege and Support.
This morning when I was looking through my Flickr account, I found this picture within the random suggestions for viewing. I am not sure what the photographer implied, but what resonates with me most is the notion of support. This is a concept I have been dealing with much in

Growing with Children, Families, and Communities.
I can hardly believe that I am almost done with my third semester of graduate school. It may seem like a cliché` to say this, but the time REALLY has flown by quickly. This semester we were given a list of practicum sites to check out and consider. When I got the packet, I felt a li

Adventures with Katie and Dave!
Last week my sister Katie and her lover came to visit us all the way from Florida. We did tons of fun activities and enjoyed the fresh mountain air, snow, and free beer! I couldn't have asked for a better week. I believe knowing how much fun I have had is keeping me going at this point.

Needing Less!
For the next rotation in our collaborative art piece, I received Erin's collage assignment. Her instructions were to ask myself what I needed in the present moment. The materials, size, and subject matter didnt matter. All I could think of when I read it was, "I NEED LESS!!!" Right now I am sw

Personal Engagement and Community Project: Bringing Arts into the Community
For the next couple of weeks I am going to be working on community based project for my Human Growth and Development class. Our class was instructed to choose a topic that relates to our personal development as individuals and to impel those implications by personally engaging within the community. Because art was an imperative part of my development (in child and adulthood), I decided to create ways into bringing art into the community. I have produced a part time Art-Babysitting business that juxtaposes two skills that I know about; being a nanny/babysitter/teacher and being an artist. Second, I have gotten permission from Naropa’s administration to use the Art Therapy Studio space to